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As efforts to generate merits for the welfare of all living beings in
this world, His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche makes extensive offerings in
his Ladrang (personal residence & administrative office) in order
to achieve this spiritual goal. One of the many offerings made daily
are candles which are light offerings to the Buddhas to create merits
for the benefit of the sponsor, the spread of Dharma and also for the
goodness of the world.
Light represents clearing away the darkness of ignorance which
is the cause of all our innate unhappiness. By offering light, we are
creating causes for deeper spiritual insight and to attain a peace of mind.
The Benefits of Offering Lamps are:
1. One obtains bright, beautiful and good eyes.
2. One has proper understanding and views.
3. One will easily obtain the ‘heavenly eye’, and can see distant and subtle phenomenon.
4. One does not break precepts.
5. One’s wisdom is perfect, and will attain to nirvana. One will obtain the wisdom that discriminates between what is to be virtuous and non-virtuous.
6. One’s performance of virtue will not be hindered by difficulties or obstacles.
7. One is often able to see Buddhas and becomes the eye for all sentient beings.
8. One can take rebirth as a wheel-turning lord king, king in the Trayastrimsha Heaven, or king in the Brahma Heaven.
9. At the point of death, one will recall virtuous dharma without forgetting and all those positive deeds done while living will appear in the mind; one will have joy in the mind and recall the Buddha; the body and mind will be pure without any worries or suffering at point of death.
10. Both eyes and four limbs will always be free from defects.
11. One will be healthy and the vocal cords will be soft and flexible and one’s voice will be charming and beautiful.
12. One’s mind will be clear and bright with intelligence, not affected by stupidity.
13. One’s life will be stable and peaceful and all necessities will be sufficient, one’s mind will be free from fears.
14. One’s wealth will increase and body and mind will be free and liberated.
15. One’s body will be healthy and strong, filled with vitality.
16. One will not have verbal feuds, clashes or quarrels with others. One can travel (the world) without any worries and without creating any kleshas or disturbing emotions or give rise to ignorance.
17. One will not do anything out of a hazy and confused mind. One will not be easily misled by external factors.
18. One will not take rebirth in a dark and gloomy place.
19. One will possess great merits
20. One will not run into any mishaps while travelling or walking like stepping on unclean substances, be free from fear of dogs or wolves and their barks or howls, one will not fall and hurt oneself and not drop into pits and lose one’s life.
In Avatamsaka sutra it says, “Offering Lamps can dispel all darkness.”
In the Treasury of Bodhisattvas Sutra, it says, “Offering 10,000 bright lamps to confess and extinguish hosts of negative karma and defilements.”
In Cakrasamvara Tantra it says, “If you wish for sublime realizations, offer hundreds of lights.” Cakrasamvara Tantra includes Vajra Yogini.
In the Sutra of Giving, it says, “Those who offer lamps, will possess the pure heavenly eyes and clear wisdom in the future.”
http://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/butterlamps.html
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